Turned lvl 33 healer, got my fresh lvl 31 chainmail armor teched and have that quest in my questbook to explore the death pool.
On my way in i kill several elite cabal guards without much trouble and make into the gate and turn left. There i pull some blighted spectres and survive with some heals quite ok.
Now lets try this Pool Guardian, lvl 31, should be doable.
Hits you with syphon for 66 spirit
Hits you with critical strike for 223 slash
ok lets cast a heal to fill me up again..
Hits you with Eviscerate of Life for 564 spirit.
your face is in the dirt and the human at the other side of the screen starts cursing...
what the hell is that - how can a lvl 31 mob hit a player 2 lvl's above with an attack that hits for 80% of his life.
And this is not the first time that i get hit for such unimaginable dmg spikes.
Restless Shade - lvl 24 hits you with Gold Strike for 250, 240, 230 and silver xyz for 200 - nearly insta death
So please check these mobs and fix them to their true lvl. From a game thats in the market since 2003 i can expect that basic mob balance exists.